Washington, Dc - The Fresh Mushrooms Fair Trade Coalition, representing leading U.S. growers and packers of fresh Agaricus mushrooms and represented by the law firm of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, announced the filing of an antidumping and countervailing duty petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission. The petition seeks relief from unfairly traded imports of fresh mushrooms from Canada that are causing material injury to the domestic industry, according to the recent release.

The Coalition’s petition demonstrates that Canadian producers are exporting fresh mushrooms to the United States at prices below fair value and are benefiting from countervailable subsidies provided by the Government of Canada. These practices have resulted in significant negative impacts on U.S. mushroom growers and packers, including lost sales, depressed prices, and declining profitability.

The Fresh Mushrooms Fair Trade Coalition announced the filing of an antidumping and countervailing duty petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission

The goal of this action is to level the playing field for American growers and packers of fresh mushrooms to ensure fair competition as well as the preservation of American jobs and investments, while at the same time providing to American consumers quality mushrooms at fair prices.

The petition requests the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of fresh mushrooms from Canada to offset the unfair pricing and subsidization. The Coalition urges the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission to act swiftly to protect the domestic industry from further harm.